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The Recognition of Śakuntalā 2.1

Abhijñānaśākuntala 2.1

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Sanskrit

2.1

kāmaṃ priyā na sulabhā manas tu tadbhāvadarśanāśvāsi /
akṛtārthe 'pi manasije ratim ubhayaprārthanā kurute //

Although my darling is not lightly won,
She seemed to love me, and my hopes are bright;
Though love be balked ere joy be well begun,
A common longing is itself delight.

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

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